Jacob schwakz



(No Model.)

J. SCHWARZ. WAISTBAND FOR TROUSERS.-

Patented Jamx 11,1898.

WITNEESEEIZ ATTURNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT EEicE.

JACOB SCHXVARZ, OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

WAISTBAN D F OR TROUSERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 597,026, dated January 11, 1898.

Application filed August 18, 1897. Serial No. 648,629. (No model.)

'duce an eihciently-acting waistband which can be cheaply constructed.

To this end my invention consists in the construction hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out inthe claims.

My invention will be understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a broken-away view of a portion of a waistband embodying my invention, showing the same as partially pulled apart to more clearly exhibit the construction. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a similar section showing the waistband distended, as will hereinafter be pointed out.

In the drawings, a is the buttonhole-band waistband proper, and b is a suitable back lining which constitutes a means for securing the waistband to the garment. Laid along theinside face of the waistband a and stitched thereto at its upper edge is a supplemental strip 0. Buttonholes d are worked in the waistband proper, a, and supplemental strip 0. The lower edge e of the waistband a is turned up, and stitched at the upper edge thereof is a stay-piece f, which may be secured to the trousers and constitute a means for securing the edge e to the trousers. One or more elastics g are stitched by their upper edges to the waistband by a row of stitches h, which pass through the waistband a, back lining b, and elastic g. The lower edge of each elastic is stitched to the turned-upedge e of the waistband preferably by a row of stitches t, which pass through the elastic, the edge e, and the stay-piece f.

It will be understood that the view Fig. 1 is taken from the rear of the waistband, and that the upper edge of the back lining is turned over, as shown in dotted lines in Fig.

2,and stitched to the waist-piece or upper edge of a pair of childrens trousers, as is also the stay-piece f. This structure is also shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and, being so familiar, it is unnecessary to describe it.

It will be observed that when the band is pulled upon laterally, as shown in Fig. 3, the elastic will thereby be allowed to stretch and will be limited in its stretch by the inelastic Waistband a and its lower doubled edge e.

I am aware that it is not new to sew a folded strip to the lower edge of a waistband and to attach an elastic to the waistband and to the lower edge of the folded strip. This struc ture, however, has numerous serious defects which it is the object of my present invention to obviate.

hat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a waistband structure, the combination of a buttonhole-band at having its lower edge e turned up, an elastic secured at its upper end to the buttonhole-band and at its lower end to the upturned edge of the buttonhole-band, and a strip of fabric secured to the upper part of the upturned edge e and adapted to be secured to the pants whereby the upturned edge e and the lower part of the buttonhole-band will serve to limit the stretch of the elastic.

2. In a waistband structure, the combination of a buttonhole-band a having an upturned lower edge 6, one or more elastics secured by their upper ends to the buttonholeband and by their lower ends to the upturned edge e at or near the top thereof and otherwise disconnected from the buttonhole-band, and means whereby the buttonhole-band and the upturned lower edge 6 may be secured to the garment independently of each other by .securin g means whereby the fold comprised by the lower part of the buttonhole-band and itsupturned edge 6 will serve as a limitingstrip to limit the stretch of the elastic.

JACOB SCHXVARZ. Witnesses:

HARRY M. TUEK, CHARLES E. SMITH. 

